Continuing the questions regarding buying a property in Italy - the Seller does not want us to use the bilingual Notary in Naples because he wants to use the Notary & Geometra in the local area. We are paying the Notary costs (and apparently
Thank you for your comment. Your points are exactly what we are saying to the Seller - ie we are not prepared to turn up on the day of the Deed of Sale signing to sign something we have never seen before. We don't seem to be able to get this message through to him. He keeps telling us 'it's the Italian way'. The Seller is related to a very good friend of ours so we are certainly more trusting of him than we would be a complete stranger. However, the things we think are necessary - a bilingual notary or geometra, a survey, seeing legal paperwork before the day of signing, etc - he says are unnecessary. To be honest, although we would love the Apartment, we are finding this pushing back by the Seller worrying.
Thank you for your comments. I have now been in touch with a very helpful bilingual Notary in Naples. I found his details on the UK Government website which has useful information about Italy. So I just need the Seller to agree & hopefully we will be the proud owners of a property in Italy in the not too distant future. Covid-19 is having a major impact on this process. Yesterday's announcement by the UK Govt & last week's announcement by the Italian Govt about having a negative Covid-19 test means we will probably cancel our trip at the end of this month.
Thank you for this. The Seller has implied that we would pay ALL of his costs. I can't see what they might be but would assume that there are some legal fees similar to in the UK? Much lower than the Buyer pays but some costs. I have read that the Seller needs a 'Certificate of Habitability' & an 'Energy Performance Certificate'. Is this correct? Does the Seller pay for these? Can these be issued if the Property doesn't have the Gas & Electricity connected? Thank you.
We are hoping to buy an Italian Apartment through a private sale (no estate agent). We are finding it difficult to get answers to questions. Also, we are being told information that doesn't sound correct but we don't know. We have been told by the Seller that they don't pay any costs to sell. The Buyer pays all the costs. Is this correct? So we would have to pay the Notary at the Deed of Sale signing? We thought the Notary was impartial so assumed that the cost would be 50/50. Please can anybody help. We have lots of other questions and any advice would be gratefully received. Thank you/Grazie
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Thank you for your comment. Your points are exactly what we are saying to the Seller - ie we are not prepared to turn up on the day of the Deed of Sale signing to sign something we have never seen before. We don't seem to be able to get this message through to him. He keeps telling us 'it's the Italian way'. The Seller is related to a very good friend of ours so we are certainly more trusting of him than we would be a complete stranger. However, the things we think are necessary - a bilingual notary or geometra, a survey, seeing legal paperwork before the day of signing, etc - he says are unnecessary. To be honest, although we would love the Apartment, we are finding this pushing back by the Seller worrying.
Thank you for your comments. I have now been in touch with a very helpful bilingual Notary in Naples. I found his details on the UK Government website which has useful information about Italy. So I just need the Seller to agree & hopefully we will be the proud owners of a property in Italy in the not too distant future. Covid-19 is having a major impact on this process. Yesterday's announcement by the UK Govt & last week's announcement by the Italian Govt about having a negative Covid-19 test means we will probably cancel our trip at the end of this month.
Thank you for this. The Seller has implied that we would pay ALL of his costs. I can't see what they might be but would assume that there are some legal fees similar to in the UK? Much lower than the Buyer pays but some costs. I have read that the Seller needs a 'Certificate of Habitability' & an 'Energy Performance Certificate'. Is this correct? Does the Seller pay for these? Can these be issued if the Property doesn't have the Gas & Electricity connected? Thank you.
We are hoping to buy an Italian Apartment through a private sale (no estate agent). We are finding it difficult to get answers to questions. Also, we are being told information that doesn't sound correct but we don't know. We have been told by the Seller that they don't pay any costs to sell. The Buyer pays all the costs. Is this correct? So we would have to pay the Notary at the Deed of Sale signing? We thought the Notary was impartial so assumed that the cost would be 50/50. Please can anybody help. We have lots of other questions and any advice would be gratefully received. Thank you/Grazie